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Heriot’s And Aberdeen Grammar Turn Corner In League Campaigns

From Satruday’s matches in the RBS Premier Division, two games stand-out above the rest. These are, Heriot’s’ victory over Stirling County at Bridgehaugh, 23-21 and Aberdeen Grammar’s win over Boroughmuir at Meggetland, 27-26.

These games, reinforce the intensity and closeness of this year’s top-flight division and, though Heriot’s and Aberdeen Grammar sit in sixth and seventh place, respectively, they are now fully in contention for places in the British & Irish Cup next year.

Heriot’s head coach, Phil Smith, said: “This league is so tight, that one minute you’re worrying about relegation and the next minute your thinking about the possibility of a place in the British & Irish Cup.

“I hope that the boys now have a belief in their abilities and only look forward from here and push-on and get a place in the cross border tournament next year.

“The boys have a leap in their step at the moment and are working hard in training, which is paying off.”

Aberdeen Grammar head coach, Alex Duncan, said: “When the second round of matches in the RBS Premier Division began, we saw it as a chance to wipe the slate clean and restart our season.

“So far, we’re pleased, the win against Dundee was very significant and we’ve followed that up on Saturday with a hard-fought, well deserved victory over Boroughmuir.”

Elsewhere in the league, Ayr held their position at the top with a 29-18 win over Dundee HSFP, Gala, in second place, continued to pursue their west-coast counterparts with a 34-17 win over Edinburgh Accies and Currie returned to form with a 23-10 victory over Melrose.